20042004 FOOTBALLFOOTBALLFOOTBALL NN EWSEWS && NN OTESOTES 200 Cottontail Lane, Vantage Court North, Somerset, NJ 08873 Football Contact: Bob Balut, Asst. Director of Communications Phone: 732-469-0440/Fax: 732-469-0744 • www.northeastconference.org E-Mail: [email protected] Central Connecticut State • Fairleigh Dickinson • Long Island • Monmouth • Mount St. Mary’s Quinnipiac • Robert Morris • Sacred Heart • St. Francis (NY) • St. Francis (PA) • Wagner NEC Football Northeast Conference Football Facts & Figures (Week 3 - September 20, 2004) Last Week’s Results School NEC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Home Away Thursday, September 16 1. Monmouth 1-0 1.000 3-0 1.000 W3 1-0 2-0 Central Connecticut St. 30, St. Peter’s 15 Wagner 1-0 1.000 3-0 1.000 W3 1-0 2-0 Central Connecticut State 1-0 1.000 2-1 .667 W1 1-0 1-1 Saturday, September 18 St. Francis (PA) 1-0 1.000 2-1 .667 W2 2-0 0-1 Brown 35, Albany 7 5. Albany 0-0 .000 0-3 .000 L3 0-1 0-2 Wagner 21, Stony Brook 13 Robert Morris 0-1 .000 2-1 .667 L1 2-1 0-0 St. Francis (PA) 17, Valparaiso 13 Stony Brook 0-1 .000 0-2 .000 L2 0-0 0-2 Monmouth 29, Robert Morris 27 Sacred Heart 0-2 .000 1-2 .333 W1 1-0 0-2 Sunday, September 19 NEC Offensive Player of the Week Sacred Heart 48, Iona 7 Anthony Doria, St. Francis (PA) Home team underlined So., QB, 6-1, 205, , PA/Seton La Salle Doria finished the afternoon 26-for-50 for 255 yards with two and no in St. Francis (PA)’s, 17-13, come- This Week’s Schedule from-behind victory over Valparaiso on Saturday. With the victory, St. Francis (PA) has won back-to-back games for the first time since 1994. Trailing 13-3 in the fourth quarter, Doria marched the Red Flash offense 85 yards on seven plays, hitting senior tight end Kevin Saturday, September 25 McCray (Jacksonville, FL/Stanton College Prep) with a 26-yard pass to cut the deficit to 13-10 with 6:26 remain- Stony Brook at Monmouth, 1:00 pm ing. After a Valpo punt in its next possession, SFPA had the ball at its own 22-yard line with 4:35 on the clock. Doria drove his team 78 Albany at Sacred Heart, 1:00 pm Robert Morris at St. Francis (PA), 1:00 pm yards on 16 plays before the Pittsburgh, PA native connected with wideout Luke Palko (Imperial, PA/West Allegheny) from Wagner at Central Conn. St., 6:00 pm one-yard out for the game-winning touchdown. Doria becomes just the third St. Francis player ever to be named NEC Offensive Player of the Week, joining former Red Flash standouts Michael Hall and Joe Ranft. NEC Teams in Bold NEC Defensive Player of the Week NEC Offensive Player of the Week Keith Hinton, Wagner Sep. 7 Cory Harge, CCSU So., DB, 5-11, 190, Miami, FL/American Senior/Western Michigan Sep. 13 Drew Geyer, RMU Hinton had the best game of his career on Saturday, collecting 14 tackles, a pass breakup and returning an 44 yards for Sep. 20 Anthony Doria, SFPA a touchdown late in the third quarter in Wagner’s 21-13 NEC victory over Stony Brook. After an eight tackle first half, and with the Seahawks clinging to a narrow 14-13 lead in the third quarter, Hinton jumped in front of a Stony Brook pass in the flat and raced NEC Defensive Player of the Week untouched into the endzone for his first career pick-off and score. Hinton now leads Wagner and ranks fourth in the NEC in tackles Sep. 7 Brian Sullivan, CCSU (27). Sep. 13 Jonathan LeDonne, RMU Sep. 20 Keith Hinton, WC NEC Special Teams Player of the Week Miles Austin, Monmouth NEC Special Teams Player of the Week Jr., WR, 6-3, 220, Garfield, NJ/Garfield Sep. 7 Derek Pearson, CCSU Austin found numerous ways to score and contribute this week in Monmouth’s thrilling, 29-27 win over conference rival Robert Sep. 13 Adam Sciulli, SFPA Morris. The junior was the catalyst, accounting for 144 of Monmouth’s 307 total yards and three of the Hawks’ four Sep. 20 Miles Austin, MU touchdowns. Austin grabbed five passes for 144 yards and two touchdowns on offense, including a 69-yard strike from quarterback Brian Boland (Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial) late in the first quarter. On the punt return unit, the Garfield, NJ product found another way to cross the goal line after blocking a Robert Morris punt early in the second half and returning the loose ball five yards NEC Rookie of the Week for the score, to give the Hawks a six-point lead. Currently, Austin leads the NEC with six touchdowns this season. Sep. 7 Joey Henley, SHU Sep. 13 Colin Disch, UA Sep. 20 Mike Castellano, MU NEC Rookie of the Week Mike Castellano, Monmouth So., 6-2, 235, Freehold, NJ/Freehold Castellano logged nine tackles (6 solo) as Monmouth’s middle linebacker, including three tackles for loss and two quarterback NEC Preseason Coaches Poll sacks, in the Hawks’ 29-27 win over arch-rival Robert Morris on Saturday. The sophomore, who transferred from Villanova after not dressing his first year with the Wildcats in 2002, ranks second on MU with 19 total tackles this season and leads the NEC with 6.0 tackles 1. Albany (5) 6. Wagner for loss. 2. Stony Brook (2) 7. Sacred Heart Monmouth (1) 8. St. Francis (PA) 4. Robert Morris 5. Central Conn. St. First place votes in parentheses. www.northeastconference.org N E C FO OTBALL ON L I N E 2004 NEC Football Schedule/Results

Albany Central Connecticut State Monmouth Robert Morris Sacred Heart (0-3 0-0 NEC) (2-1, 1-0 NEC) (3-0, 1-0 NEC) (2-1, 0-1 NEC) (1-2, 0-2 NEC)

Date Opponent Time Date Opponent Time Date Opponent Time Date Opponent Time Date Opponent Time 9/2 at Hofstra L, 0-45 9/4 at Sacred Heart W, 27-6 9/4 at St. Peter’s W 44-3 9/4 Buffalo State W 47-10 9/4 Central CT St. L 6-27 9/11 Fordham L, 0-14 9/11 at Rhode Island L, 7-39 9/11 La Salle W, 34-15 9/11 Duquesne W, 34-14 9/11 at St. Francis (PA) L, 28-35 9/18 at Brown L, 7-35 9/16 at St. Peter’s W, 30-15 9/18 at Robert Morris W, 29-27 9/18 Monmouth L, 27-29 9/19 Iona W, 48-7 9/25 at Sacred Heart 1:00 pm 9/25 Wagner 6:00 pm 9/25 Stony Brook 1:00 pm 9/25 at St. Francis (PA) 1:00 pm 9/25 Albany 1:00 pm 10/2 at Lehigh 1:00 pm 10/2 at Iona 1:00 pm 10/2 Marist 6:00 pm 10/2 at Stony Brook 12:30 pm 10/2 Wagner 1:00 pm 10/9 St. Francis (PA) 1:00 pm 10/9 at Wagner 1:00 pm 10/9 at Robert Morris 1:30 pm 10/9 Central CT St. 1:30 pm 10/16 at Marist 7:00 pm 10/16 Monmouth 1:00 pm 10/16 at Albany 1:00 pm 10/16 Dayton 1:30 pm 10/23 St. Francis (PA) 1:00 pm 10/23 St. Peter’s 1:00 pm 10/23 at Stony Brook 6:00 pm 10/23 Georgetown 1:00 pm 10/23 at Wagner 1:00 pm 10/30 at Monmouth 1:00 pm 10/30 at Stony Brook 6:00 pm 10/30 Wagner 1:00 pm 10/30 Central CT St. 1:00 pm 10/30 St. Peter’s 1:30 pm 11/6 Stony Brook 1:00 pm 11/6 at Monmouth 1:00 pm 11/6 at Robert Morris 1:30 pm 11/6 Sacred Heart 1:00 pm 11/6 Albany 1:30 pm 11/13 Central CT St. 1:00 pm 11/13 at Albany 1:00 pm 11/13 Robert Morris 1:00 pm 11/13 St. Francis (PA) 1:00 pm 11/13 at Sacred Heart 1:00 pm

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St. Francis (PA) Stony Brook Wagner (2-1, 1-0 NEC) (0-2, 0-1 NEC) (3-0, 1-0 NEC)

Date Opponent Time Date Opponent Time Date Opponent Time 9/4 at Georgetown L 7-36 9/4 at Lehigh L 2-25 9/4 at La Salle W 35-28 9/11 Sacred Heart W, 35-28 9/18 at Wagner L, 13-21 9/11 at Marist W, 28-13 9/18 Valparaiso W, 17-13 9/25 at Monmouth 1:00 pm 9/18 Stony Brook W, 21-13 9/25 Robert Morris 1:00 pm 10/2 Robert Morris 2:00 pm 9/25 at Central CT St. 6:00 pm 10/2 La Salle 1:00 pm 10/9 Hofstra 6:00 pm 10/2 at Sacred Heart 1:00 pm 10/9 at Albany 1:00 pm 10/16 at St. Francis (PA) 1:00 pm 10/9 Monmouth 1:00 pm 10/16 Stony Brook 1:00 pm 10/16 Iona 1:00 pm 10/23 Albany 10/23 at Central CT St. 1:00 pm 10/23 Robert Morris 1:00 pm 6:00 pm 10/30 Morehead State 1:00 pm 10/30 at Albany 1:00 pm 10/30 Sacred Heart 6:00 pm 11/6 Wagner 1:00 pm 11/6 at St. Francis (PA) 1:00 pm 11/6 at Central CT St. 1:00 pm 11/13 at Monmouth 1:00 pm 11/13 at San Diego 1:00 pm 11/13 Iona 4:00 pm

NEC Games in Bold NEC Games in Bold NEC Games in Bold NEC Football Notes: Quote Of The Week (through games of September 11) Monmouth Head Coach Kevin Callahan: Comments on the play ‘Big Ben’, which won the game for the Hawks. On the final play Saturday, 6-foot-3 Monmouth Grabs Sports Network No. 1 Monmouth receiver Miles Austin leaped above the pack in the Robert Mor- Ranking; Five Other NEC Team Also ris end zone and when the ball was deflected into the hands of Monmouth Ranked wideout Tim Hiltwine the Hawks had themselves a 29-27 victory that will With a last second, Hail Mary pass, the forever be etched in Monmouth football history – Monmouth Hawks defeated Robert Morris 29- 27, and moved up to No. 1 in The Sports Network Mid-Major top 10. Monmouth “We run that play in every Thursday’s practice and in every Friday’s moved up two spots with the win over No. 2 Robert Morris and No. 1 Dayton’s 24-17 practice,” said the coach. But in the school’s 12 years of football loss to Yale. The Hawks held the No. 1 ranking for three weeks last season, most Callahan said it had never worked in a game until Saturday. “It may recently on October 27. Monmouth captured 17 first-place votes and 213 points. be the first time we used it in a game,” said Callahan. (Asbury Park Other NEC teams making the top 10 are Robert Morris (No. 4), Wagner (No. 5), Press) Central Connecticut State (No. 7) and St. Francis (PA) (No. 9). St. Francis (PA) Shakes Things Up Three Three Wrap-up The Red Flash are poised to shake things up in the NEC this season. In its Week three of NEC football featured a Thursday night game, a pair of conference and NEC opener versus Sacred Heart, the boys of Loretto threw their offense into non-conference matchups on Saturday, along with a game washed out due to inclement high gear, knocking off the Pioneers, 35-28 at the Pine Bowl. St. Francis weather, forcing a makeup on Sunday. compiled 467 total yards - 164 yards coming from tailback Todd Harris (Duquesne, PA/Duquesne). Harris also scored St. Francis’ first touch- On Thursday, Central Connecticut State made easy work of St. Peter’s, courtesy of four down in the second half on a one-yard plunge. This past Saturday, the Flash touchdown passes, including three from starting quarterback Scott Dolch (Finksburg, won back-to-back games for the first time since 1994 with a 17-13 non- MD/Hargrave Academy) and one from freshman Timothy Sheard (Syracuse, NY/ conference win over Valparaiso of the Pioneer League. Quarterback An- Corcoran). Running back Marquis Morrison (New Haven, CT/Wilbur Cross) helped thony Doria (Pittsburgh, PA/Seton La Salle) earned NEC Offensive control the pace of the game, rushing for a career-best 148 yards on only 15 carries. Player of the Week after completing 27-50 passes for 255 yards and two First-year wide receiver Andre Smith (Cambridge, MA/Cambride Rindge & Latin) touchdowns, including a one-yard toss to Luke Palko (Imperial, PA/ added career-bests as well with four catches, 67 yards and two scores. West Allegheny) for the gamewinner. The Flash continue their four-game home swing, when they face Western Pennsylvania brother Robert Morris on In a heavyweight battle at Moon Township, PA, Monmouth edged the host Colonials, Sept. 25. St. Francis does have success against the Colonials, having beaten 29-27, after Monmouth wide receiver Tim Hiltwine (Hammonton, NJ/Hammonton) them, 14-7, in the 2002 season. came down with a 32-yard touchdown reception, on a tipped ball, as he was lying on the ground. Hiltwine’s touchdown reception came one play after he caught a 31-yard pass CCSU’s Blackshear: The NEC’s Interception King from quarterback Brian Boland (Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial) to set up the game- Central Connecticut State senior Chris Blackshear took only winner. three seasons to become the Northeast Conference single-game, single- season and career leader in interceptions. Blackshear has 16 take-aways in Against Valparaiso, St. Francis (PA) won back-to-back games for the first time since his career and looks to build on that total in 2004. His record seven (7) INTs 1994 with a 17-13 victory over the Crusaders. Red Flash quarterback Anthony Doria in 2002 also ties an NEC seasonal standard, tying him with four others, (Pittsburgh, PA/Seton La Salle) completed a one-yard touchdown pass to Luke including Stony Brook senior Chad King, who reached the same feat in Palko (Imperial, PA/West Allegheny) with two seconds remaining in the fourth 2002. In that year, Blackshear nabbed three (3) picks at Arute Field on quarter to give St. Francis the win. November 9 against NEC rival Wagner to set the game mark. King is well on his way on catching Blackshear in 2004 for the career mark with two On Staten Island, Wagner improved to 3-0 by defeating Stony Brook, 21-13, in a pivotal interceptions Saturday against No. 21 Lehigh to open the season, moving NEC tussle, despite the Seawolves doubling up the Seahawks in total offense, 400-to- him into a tie for third all-time in career picks with 14. 200. Wagner linebacker Keith Hinton (Miami, FL/American Senior/Western Michigan) keyed the Seahawk win, collecting 14 tackles, a pass breakup, and a 44- NEC Career Interception Leaders yard interception return for a touchdown. Stony Brook’s Londre Blocker (Manhasset, 1. Chris Blackshear, CCSU, 2001-present 16 NY/Manhasset) led the Seawolves offense attack with seven catches for 89 yards. 2. Brian Pawlowski, SHU, 2000-03 15 3. Nick Downs, RMU, 1997-00 14 In another tough non-league outing for Albany, the Great Danes managed just 142 yards Chad King, SBU, 2000-present 14 total offense, in a 35-7 loss to Brown. Depite the loss, the NEC’s leading tackler, Colin 5. Pete Athans, SHU, 1999-03 11 Disch (North Plainfield, NJ/North Plainfield) added 13 more tackles, including Brian Dunn, RMU, 1996-97 11 2.5 for loss and a sack. Great Dane defensive end Jermaine Lee (Rockville Centre, NY/Kellenburg Memorial) had 10 tackles and two sacks. Stony Brook’s Blocker Is A Gamebreaker Stony Brook senior Londre Blocker is one of the top wideouts in the Due to heavy wind and rain at Fairfield, Sacred Heart and Iona was postponed on Northeast Conference. In three season and 28 games played, the Manhasset, Saturday. On Sunday, Sacred Heart picked up its first win of the season with a 48-7 NY product has recorded 110 catches for 1,590 yards and 15 touchdowns crushing of Iona. Tailback Ed Pricolo (Johnton, RI/La Salle Academy) went over - all three are tops among active NEC players. His 110 catches ranks fourth 100 yards for the third-straight game, finishing with 164 yards on 28 carries and three all-time in NEC career receptions. Blocker also is tied for the single-game touchdowns (8, 3, 38). Pricolo is the league’s leading rusher with 469 yards this season. NEC mark of three touchdowns grabs in a single game, and is the only Albany (0-3, 0-0 NEC) Last Game: Brown 35, Albany 7 Next Game: 9/25 at Sacred Heart, 1:00 pm • Albany dropped its third-straight game with a 35-7 loss to Brown of the Ivy League. It marks the third time UA has dropped its opening three games (1991, 2000, 2004). Brown was held to 142 total yards, including 39 passing. The total offense total is a I-AA low for the program. • Nicholas Bazan (Bronx, NY/Cardinal Spellman) has taken over the No. 1 position, rushing 14 times for a team-high 53 yards and completing 9-of-12 passes for 9/2 at Hofstra L, 0-45 36 yards against the Bears. Bazan scored the team’s first touchdown of the season with a two-yard option run, which capped off a 14-play drive in the first quarter. 9/11 Fordham L, 0-14 • Linebacker Colin Disch (North Plainfield, NJ/North Plainfield) led the Danes in tackles for the third time with 13 total (8 solo). Defensive tackles Jermaine Lee 9/18 at Brown L, 7-35 (Rockville Centre, NY/Kellenberg Memorial) posted a career-high 10 tackles and had 2.0 sacks. 9/25 at Sacred Heart 1:00 pm • Albany begins Northeast Conference play on Saturday against Sacred Heart and have won four of the last five NEC openers, including a 28-10 win versus Central 10/2 at Lehigh 1:00 pm Connecticut State last season. 10/9 St. Francis (PA) 1:00 pm • UA and Sacred Heart are meeting for the seventh time with the Danes leading the series, 4-2, including a 42-7 Danes victory in 2003. 10/16 Monmouth 1:00 pm • Tailback Dustin Wilson has accounted for 1,902 career all-purpose yards in his career and is about to break into the school’s top-20 in that category. 10/23 at Stony Brook 6:00 pm 10/30 Wagner 1:00 pm 11/6 at Robert Morris 1:30 pm 11/13 Central CT St. 1:00 pm

Central Connecticut State (2-1, 1-0 NEC) Last Game: Central Connecticut St. 30, St. Peter’s 15 Next Game: 9/25 vs Wagner, 6:00 pm • Central Connecticut moved to 2-1 on the season for the first time since 1997 with a 30-15 win over St. Peter’s. The NEC is now 7-0 versus the MAAC this season, including Sacred Heart’s win over Iona on Sunday. • Freshman quarterback Tim Sheard (Syracuse, NY/Corcoran) threw his first career touchdown pass to Andre Smith, who collected his first TD reception, with 1:16 remaining in the first quarter. • Sophomore Josh Roth (West Milford, NJ/West Milford) blocked the team’s first punt of the 2004 season - Roth’s first career block. • Senior quarterback Scott Dolch (Finksburg, MD/Hargrave Military Acad.) moved into second-place on the all-time CCSU career passing list. He passed for 138 yards 9/4 at Sacred Heart W, 27-6 in the win and now has 4,572 for his career. 9/11 at Rhode Island L, 7-39 • Sophomore Marquis Morrison (New Haven, CT/Wilbur Cross) had a career-long 49-yard rush in the second quarter and finished the game with a career-best 148 9/16 at St. Peter’s W, 30-15 yards on 15 carries. It marked the second 100-yard performance by a Blue Devil tailback this season (Cory Harge 177 yards vs. Sacred Heart). Morrison included a career-long run of 49 yards and averaged 9.9 yards per carry on the night. 9/25 Wagner 6:00 pm • Placekicker Karl Kurbikoff, who joined the Blue Devils this week, kicked his first career field goal (25 yards) with 5:37 left in the fourth quarter, however, he did miss 10/2 Marist 6:00 pm the previous two attempts in the game. 10/9 at Robert Morris 1:30 pm • Chris Rose (Port St. Lucie, FL/Fort Pierce), who punted for the first time this season, also saw his first action at quarterback in the fourth quarter. • Freshman Matt Gomes (Naugatuck, CT/Naugatuck) caught his first career touchdown pass with 1:39 left in the second quarter. 10/23 St. Francis (PA) 1:00 pm • Senior linebacker Joe Mahaffey (Somerville, NJ/Somerville) posted a game-high 11 stops (5 solo), including a tackle for loss and a sack. He leads the Blue Devils 10/30 at Monmouth 1:00 pm this season with 22 tackles, including five for loss and a team-high three sacks. 11/6 Stony Brook 1:00 pm • Senior return specialist and Donnie Rose (Hartford, CT/Sports Science Academy) collected six tackles and broke up two passes. He also returned 11/13 at Albany 1:00 pm four punts for a total of 42 yards and had two kickoff returns for 42 yards. • Wideout Andre Smith (Cambridge, MA/Cambridge Rindge & Latin) caught four passes for 67 yards and two touchdowns, all career-highs.

Monmouth (3-0, 1-0 NEC) Last Game: Monmouth 29, Robert Morris 27 Next Game: 9/25 vs. Stony Brook, 1:00 pm • Monmouth beat Robert Morris, 29-27, in amazing fashion on Saturday as Monmouth wide receiver Tim Hiltwine (Hammonton, NJ/Hammonton) came down with a 32-yard touchdown reception, on a tipped ball, as he was lying on the ground. Hiltwine’s touchdown reception came one play after he caught a 31-yard pass from quarterback Brian Boland (Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial) to set up the game-winner. Miles Austin (Garfield, NJ/Garfield) collected 144 total yards on offense and three touchdowns - two receiving and one off a blocked punt. 9/4 at St. Peter’s W, 44-3 • Austin, this week’s NEC Special Teams Player of the Week, is the first player in MU history to log 100 or more receiving yards in each of the first three games of a season. 9/11 La Salle W, 34-15 Austin’s 387 yards this season is the most receiving yards by a Monmouth player through three games. He is the first Hawk ever to log a rushing, receiving and blocked 9/18 at Robert Morris W, 29-27 punt TD in the same season. With five receptions versus Robert Morris, Austin moved into a tie for fifth place on MU’s career receptions list with 73. 9/25 Stony Brook 1:00 pm • Junior defensive back Nick Castellano (Jackson, NJ/Jackson Memorial) logged 14 tackles (8 solo), including two for losses. 10/2 at Iona 1:00 pm • Sophomore backer Mike Castellano (Freehold, NJ/Freehold Twp.), earns NEC Rookie of the Week, after collecting nine tackles and two sacks at Robert Morris. 10/9 at Wagner 1:00 pm • MU is 5-0 all-time when quarterback Brian Boland (Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial) throws for 200 or more yards, and 5-0 when Austin logs over 100 yards receiving. • MU needs only one victory to equal their highest two-year total for wins (14) set in 1994-95 and equaled in 1995-96. 10/16 at Albany 1:00 pm • With three TD passes against Robert Morris, Boland moved into third place on MU’s all-time touchdown pass list with 18. 10/23 Georgetown 1:00 pm • With a 31-yard field goal, kicker Steve Andriola (Union, NJ/Union) set a Monmouth career record with 19, passing Chris Mandell’s 18. His two extra points also sets 10/30 Central CT St. 1:00 pm a career mark of 39, passing Manell’s 38. 11/6 Sacred Heart 1:00 pm • Monmouth’s 107 points this season is the highest total ever through three games. The previous best was 94 in 1996. 11/13 St. Francis (PA) 1:00 pm • The Hawks will be looking for their eighth straight win at home when they face Stony Brook this week - a school record.

Robert Morris (2-1, 0-1 NEC) Last Game: Monmouth 29, Robert Morris 27 Next Game: 9/25 at St. Francis (PA) • Robert Morris dropped the 29-27 heartbreaker to Monmouth on Brian Boland’s unlikely touchdown pass to wideout Tim Hiltwine from 32 yards out. • Junior quarterback Drew Geyer (Gibsonia, PA/Deer Lakes) continued his strong play, despite being sacked eight times, finishing 27-for-44 for 296 yards and four touchdowns. For the season, Geyer has 12 touchdowns and only one interception. • Senior flanker Tyjuan Massey (Orlando, FL/William R. Boone) led RMU with eight receptions for 76 yards and two touchdowns and now leads the Colonials in 9/4 Buffalo State W, 47-10 receptions (15), receiving yards (217) and touchdown catches (5). 9/11 Duquesne W, 34-14 • Junior tailback Devin Wilson (Homestead, PA/Steel Valley) rushed 17 times for 77 yards and caught five passes for 51 yards and a touchdown. Currently he leads 9/18 Monmouth L, 27-29 9/25 at St. Francis (PA) 1:00 pm his team in rushing with 202 yards on 48 attempts and ranks second in receptions with 11. 10/2 at Stony Brook 12:30 pm • Freshman Mario Hines (Ecorse, MI/Ecorse) continues to be a solid option at wide receiver, having caught three passes for 41 yards versus Monmouth. He leads 10/9 Central CT St. 1:30 pm RMU with a 26.0 yards per catch average. 10/16 Dayton 1:30 pm • Defensive back Jeff Rommes (Gibsonia, PA/Deer Lakes) finished with nine tackles. Senior defensive lineman Babafemi Odumeru (Riverdale, MD/Parkdale) notched 10/23 at Wagner 1:00 pm eight tackles (5 solo), while linebacker Jonathan LeDonne (Aliquippa, PA/Aliquippa) registered seven tackles (4 solo) and three tackles for losses. 10/30 St. Peter’s 1:30 pm 11/6 Albany 1:30 pm • LeDonne became the 10th Colonial in school annals to compile 200 career tackles. 11/13 at Sacred Heart 1:00 pm • Senior backer James Noel (Miami, FL/North Miami) broke the top five at RMU for career stops, as his eight against Monmouth gives him 243 for his career. • RMU racked up 350 total yards in each of the first three games, including 357 against Monmouth. Sacred Heart (1-2, 0-2 NEC) Last Game: Sacred Heart 48, Iona 7 Next Game: 9/25 vs. Albany, 1:00 pm • After being washed out of its orginially schedule matchup versus Iona on Saturday, the Pioneers drilled the Gaels 48-7 behind three touchdowns from the NEC leading rusher, Ed Pricolo (Johnston, RI/La Salle Academy). The junior ran for over 100 yards for the third straight game, finishing with 164 yards on 28 carries. In just three games, Pricolo has eclipsed his season-high (469). His 469 rushin yards this season leads the NEC’s second-highest rusher Warren Barnett (363) of Wagner 9/4 Central CT St. L, 6-27 by more than 100 yards. 9/11 at St. Francis (PA) L, 28-35 • Defensive tackle Bill Hayden(Milford, PA/Delaware Valley) finished the day with seven tackles (6 solo) an three quarterback sacks, helping stifle the Iona attack to 9/18 Iona W, 48-7 just 96 yards of total offense, including (-8) in rushing yards on 30 carries. 9/25 Albany 1:00 pm 10/2 Wagner 1:00 pm • Sophomore receiver James Wright (New Haven, CT/Wilbur Cross) had just two catches but did manage 101 yards and a 46-yard touchdown. Wright also ran an 10/16 at Marist 7:00 pm end-around for 36 yards. 10/23 St. Peter’s 1:00 pm • Senior cornerback Mike Scott (Groton, CT/Fitch) intercepted a pass on Sunday and returned it 42 yards for a touchdown. Scott now has three career interceptions, 10/30 at Stony Brook 6:00 pm which all were returned for a score. 11/6 at Monmouth 1:00 pm • Junior defensive end Dave Mihalov (Bridgeport, CT/Notre Dame-Fairfield) registered his first career interception, after he dropped back in pass coverage. 11/13 Robert Morris 1:00 pm • The Pioneers defense accounted for two touchdowns for the second straight week. Jon Wilson (Bloomfield, CT/Bloomfield) also added a 42-yard interception return. St. Francis (PA) (2-1, 1-0 NEC) Last Game: St. Francis (PA) 17, Valparaiso 13 Next Game: 9/25 vs. Robert Morris, 1:00 pm • St. Francis (PA) won back-to-back games for the first time since 1994 with a 17-13 win over Valparaiso on Saturday. The Flash trailed Valp by 10 points, 13-3, in the fourth quarter. SFU quarterback Anthony Doria (Pittsburgh, PA/Seton La Salle) marched the St. Francis offense down the field twice in the period, including the final drive which was capped off by a game-winning, one-yard connection to wide out Luke Palko (Jacksonville, FL/Stanton College Prep) with two ticks remaining on the clock. Doria was named NEC Offensive Player of the Week. Palko ended the game with seven catches for 40 yards. 9/4 at Georgetown L, 7-36 9/11 Sacred Heart W, 35-28 • Doria completed 26-of-50 passes for 255 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions. Doria is averaging 212.7 yard passing per game. 9/18 Valparaiso W, 17-13 • Doria and Flash amassed 450 total yards for the second-straight week, finishing with 457. 9/25 Robert Morris 1:00 pm • Defensive lineman Aaron Herring (Pontiac, MI/Pontiac Northern) recovered his third in the last two games, returning it 12 yards. He also posted a sack and 10/2 La Salle 1:00 pm three tackles in the win over Valpo. 10/9 at Albany 1:00 pm • Special teams player Lou Motley (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin) returned two kickoffs for 63 yards against Valpo, including a 43-yard return in the second half. 10/16 Stony Brook 1:00 pm 10/23 at Central CT St. 1:00 pm • SFPA receiver Michael Caputo (Bethel Park, PA/Seton La Salle) led all receivers with nine catches for 99 yards. 10/30 Morehead State 1:00 pm • Tailback Ricky Taylor (Garner, NC/Ravenscroft) rushed for a season-high 144 yards on just 16 carries. 11/6 Wagner 1:00 pm 11/13 at Monmouth 1:00 pm

Stony Brook (0-2, 0-1 NEC) Last Game: Wagner 21, Stony Brook 13 Next Game: 9/25 at Monmouth, 1:00 pm • Stony Brook dropped to 0-2 overall and 0-1 in the NEC with a 21-13 loss to Wagner on Saturday, despite outgaining the Seahawks in total offense 400-200. SBU has yet to beat Wagner on its home field. Stony Brook had 12 penalties, two blocked field goals and three turnovers. • Rod Williams (Highlands, NY/Monroe-Woodbury) earned his first start of the season and rushed for 61 yards on six carries, including an 18-yard touchdown run 9/4 at Lehigh L, 2-25 in the second quarter. 9/18 at Wagner L, 13-21 • Quarterback T.J. Moriarty (Howell, NJ/Red Bank Catholic) completed 25-of-38 passes for 246 yards against Wagner. Moriarty’s number one connection against 9/25 at Monmouth 1:00 pm was senior Londre Blocker (Manhasset, NY/Manhasset) who moved into fourth place on the NEC all-time career receptions chart with seven catches for 89 yards 10/2 Robert Morris 2:00 pm 10/9 Hofstra 6:00 pm on Saturday. He now has 110 for his career and needs 15 more to move into third. 10/16 at St. Francis (PA) 1:00 pm • Receiver Mike Cosentino (Staten Island, NY/St. Peter’s) set a career-high with five catches for 54 yards. 10/23 Albany 6:00 pm • Dennis Brumfield (Chester Springs, PA/Chester/Canisius) added a rushing touchdown in the second quarter. 10/30 Sacred Heart 6:00 pm • Defensive back Eddie Cobbinah (Bronx, NY/Cardinal Hayes) led the Seawolves defense with a game-high 14 tackles. 11/6 at Central CT St. 1:00 pm • SBU next faces Monmouth at LaValle Stadium. The Hawks handed Stony Brook its only loss at the Stadium in two years with a 20-14 win in 2003. 11/13 Iona 4:00 pm

Wagner (3-0, 1-0 NEC) Last Game: Wagner 28, Marist 13 Next Game: 9/18 vs. Stony Brook, 1:00 pm • Wagner won 21-13 over Stony Brook in the Seahawks’ NEC opener, despite losing the statistical battle. Wagner was outgained by the Seawolves 400-200. SBU had possession of the ball for eleven more minutes total but two third quarter touchdown by the Seahawks and strong defensive play helped the Green & White to the victory. Wagner is 3-0 this season and has won five straight dating back to last season • The win marks the sixth time Wagner has started 3-0 under Head Coach Walt Hameline at the Div. I-AA level 9/4 at La Salle W, 35-28 • Sophomore running back Warren Barnett (Springfield, MA / Central HS) compiled 132 yards on 26 carries in Saturday’s win over Stony Brook while averaging 9/11 at Marist W, 28-13 9/18 Stony Brook W, 21-13 5.1 ypc. Barnett eclipsed the 100-yd. plateau for the second consecutive game. It marked the first time since Oct. 1999 that a Seahawk back went over the 100- 9/25 at Central CT St. 6:00 pm yard mark in consecutive games - the NEC’s all-time leading rusher Rick Sarille. He has also scored a TD in each of the team’s first three games. Barnett now ranks 10/2 at Sacred Heart 1:00 pm second in the NEC and tenth among I-AA leaders with a 121.0 ypg average His five touchdowns ranks fourth in the league 10/9 Monmouth 1:00 pm • Sophomore defensive back Keith Hinton (Miami, FL / American Senior HS / W. Michigan) had the best game of his young career making a team-high 14 tackles, 10/16 Iona 1:00 pm breaking up one pass and returning an interception 44 yards for his first career touchdown. Hinton now leads the team and ranks fourth in the NEC in tackles 10/23 Robert Morris 1:00 pm 10/30 at Albany 1:00 pm with 27 11/6 at St. Francis (PA) 1:00 pm • Junior quarterback John Sciarra (La Canada, CA / St. Francis / UCLA) completed 9-25 passes for 97 yards on Saturday, throwing a 20-yard touchdown strike 11/13 at San Diego 1:00 pm to sophomore receiver Chris Turner (Syracuse, NY / Henninger) on a fourth down play. Sciarra did however throw his first Wagner interception. • Wagner blocked two Stony Brook field goal attempts. It marked the first time Wagner blocked two kicks since the program moved to Division I (1993). NEC Football NEC Football Career/All-Time Records I-AA Mid-Major Polls

NEC Active Leaders NEC Career Leaders The Sports Network I-AA Mid-Major Poll (Sept. 20) Rushing Rushing 1. 1,584, Clinton Graham, SBU, 2000, 2003-04 1. 4,460, Rick Sarille, WC, 1996-99 2. 1,378, Joe Migliore, MU, 2002-04 2. 3,847, Sam Dorsett, RMU, 1999-03 School (First Place Votes) Record Points Prev. 3. 1,268, Cory Harge, CCSU, 2003-04 3. 3,033, Gary Jones, UA, 2002-03 1. Monmouth (17) 3-0 213 3 4. 736, Bobby Smith, MU, 2002-04 4. 2,462, Archie Wannamaker, RMU, 1996-98 2. Dayton (5) 2-1 196 1 5. 2,428, Stan House, CCSU, 1996-97 3. Duquesne 2-1 169 4 Passing Yardage 6. 2,362, Clinton Dunston, CCSU, 1999-02 4. Robert Morris 2-1 156 2 1. 4,710, Scott Dolch, CCSU, 2001-04 7. 2,330, Michael Hall, SFPA, 2000-03 5. Wagner 3-0 134 8 2. 2,663, Drew Geyer, RMU, 2002-04 8. 2,310, Chris Davis, WC, 2000-03 6. San Diego 1-2 86 5 3. 2,583, T.J. Moriarity, SBU, 2001-04 9. 2,195, Brian Manigault, UA, 1999-01 7. Central Conn. St. 2-1 53 NR 4. 1,937, Brian Boland, MU, 2003-04 10. 2,165, Matt Merklinger, MU, 1998-01 8. Drake 1-2 51 7 9. St. Francis (PA) 2-1 46 NR Pass Receptions Passing Yardage 10. Valparaiso 2-2 45 6 1. 110, Londre Blocker, SBU, 2001-04 1. 7,255, Tim Levcik, RMU, 1998-01 2. 74, Miles Austin, MU, 2002-04 2. 5,145, Keith Toolan, CCSU, 1996-99 Also Receiving Votes (in order of points): Morehead State (41), 3. 71, Rupert Rickerts, RMU, 2002-04 3. 4,710, Scott Dolch, CCSU, 2001-04 Stony Brook (11), Albnay (8), Davidson (1). 4. 65, Shaun Grover, WC, 2002-04 4. 4,430, Justin Holtfreter, SHU, 2000-01 5. 52, Josh Anderson, SBU, 2003-04 5. 4,039, Bill Rankin, MU, 2000-02 6. 3,788, Jeremy Swords, SFPA, 1997-99 Don Hansen’s Football Gazette I-AA Mid-Major Poll 7. 3,625, Aaron Smith, WC, 1998-01 (Sept. 19) 8. 3,564, Ryan Roeder, UA, 1999-01 9. 3,428, Jeff Skinner, WC, 1996-98 School 10. 3,181, Scott Bard, SBU, 2000-02 1. Dayton 11. St. Francis (PA) Pass Receptions 2. Monmouth 12. Valparaiso 1. 141, Jason Bain, WC, 1997-00 3. Robert Morris 13. Albany 2. 127, Chuck Kinsley, WC, 1997-00 4. Duquesne 14. Sacred Heart 3. 124, Chris Phillis, UA, 1999-01 5. Wagner 15. Austin Peay 4. 110, Londre Blocker, SBU, 2001-04 6. Central Conn. St. 16. Butler 5. 104, Chris McGovern, SBU, 1999-02 7. San Diego 17. Davidson 104, Anthony Galella, MU, 1996-98 8. Morehead State 18. Marist 7. 102, Chris Wilkinson, SHU, 1998-00 9. Drake 19. Jacksonville 8. 98, Andrew Gonzalez, SHU, 1999-02 10. Stony Brook 20. La Salle 9. 92, Sean Simmons, WC, 2002-03 10. 89, L.T. Brown, CCSU, 1996-98 Dopke I-AA Mid-Major Poll (Sept. 19)

NEC Coaching Records School 1. Monmouth 13. Austin Peay Current Since Joining NEC Coach School All-Time Pct. School Pct. NEC Pct. Play Pct. 2. Dayton 14. St. Peter’s Paul Gorham Sacred Heart 1-2 .333 1-2 .333 1-2 .333 0-2 .000 3. Robert Morris 15. Iona Walt Hameline Wagner 166-76-2 .684 166-76-2 .684 48-37 .565 29-22 .569 4. Wagner 16. Davidson Joe Walton Robert Morris 69-33-1 .675 69-33-1 .675 56-28 .667 38-12 .760 5. Duquesne 17. Sacred Heart Bob Ford Albany 201-144-1 .582 192-122 .611 34-22 .607 28-8 .778 Tom Masella Cent. Conn. 4-21-0 .160 2-1 .667 2-1 .667 1-0 1.000 6. Central Conn. St. 18. Albany Kevin Callahan Monmouth 62-49 .559 62-49 .559 46-39 .541 30-20 .600 7. Drake 19. La Salle Sam Kornhauser Stony Brook 96-100-2 .490 96-100-2 .490 24-27 .471 17-21 .447 8. St. Francis (PA) 20. Jacksonville Dave Opfar St. Francis (PA) 5-18 .217 5-18 .217 5-18 .217 2-13 .133 Combined Totals 600-439-6 .577 589-397-5 .597 212-170 .555 144-97 .598 9. Stony Brook 21. Marist 10. Valparaiso 22. Butler 11. San Diego 12. Morehead State All-Time NEC Records NEC Champions • 1996-2003 NEC Football vs. the competition School NEC Record NEC Overall Year Champion Rec. Rec. Albany 34-9 1996 Robert Morris 3-1 9-2 Central Connecticut State 22-35 Monmouth 3-1 7-3 NEC vs... Monmouth 36-21 1997 Robert Morris 4-0 8-3 Robert Morris 42-15 1998 Robert Morris 4-1 4-6 Atlantic 10 0-1 MAAC 7-0 Sacred Heart 27-23 Monmouth 4-1 5-5 St. Francis (PA) 3-54 1999 Robert Morris 7-0 8-2 Division II 0-0 Patriot 0-3 2000 Robert Morris 8-0 10-0 Division III 1-0 Pioneer 1-0 Stony Brook 21-24 2001 Sacred Heart 8-0 11-0 Wagner 32-26 2002 Albany 6-1 8-4 Ivy 0-1 2003 Monmouth 6-1 10-2 Albany 6-1 7-4 NEC Football NEC Football Preseason All-Conference/All-America Teams Composite Schedule/Results

Sports Network 2004 I-AA Mid-Major Preseason All-America Team September 2 Albany at Hofstra, 7:00 pm Offense Defense RB Clinton Graham Stony Brook DE David Bamiro Stony Brook September 4 Stony Brook at Lehigh, 1:00 pm OL Brandon Shawk Albany LB James Noel Robert Morris Wagner at La Salle, 1:00 pm OL Geir Gudmundsen Albany CB Chris Blackshear Central Conn. St. Sacred Heart at Central Conn. St., 1:00 pm K Steve Andriola Monmouth P Sean Dennis Monmouth St. Francis (PA) at Georgetown, 1:00 pm RS Mark Jepson Wagner Buffalo State at Robert Morris, 1:30 pm Monmouth at St. Peter’s, 7:00 pm

September 11 Football Gazette 2004 I-AA Mid-Major Preseason All-America Team Sacred Heart at St. Francis (PA), 1:00 pm Duquesne at Robert Morris, 1:30 pm 1st Team Offense 2nd Team Offense Central Conn. St. at Rhode Island, 12:00 pm RB Joe Migliore Monmouth Fordham at Albany, 6:00 pm RB Clinton Graham Stony Brook Wagner at Marist, 7:00 pm OL David Charles Stony Brook TE Rupert Rickards Robert Morris Monmouth vs. La Salle, 1:00 pm OL Geir Gudmundsen Albany OL Dan Emanuele Wagner September 16 OC Brandon Shaw Albany OL Dan Iskra Monmouth Central Conn. St. at St. Peter’s, 7:00 pm RS Tyjuan Massey Robert Morris 2nd Team Defense September 18 Albany at Brown, 1:00 pm 1st Team Defense DL Erik Yngstrom Monmouth Stony Brook at Wagner, 1:00 pm DL David Bamiro Stony Brook LB Brian Becker Albany Valparaiso at St. Francis (PA), 1:00 pm LB Eddie Cobbinah Stony Brook LB Craig Romano Wagner Monmouth at Robert Morris, 1:30 pm Iona at Sacred Heart, 2:00 pm LB James Noel Robert Morris DB Ernie Williams Stony Brook DB Chris Blackshear Central Connecticut St. September 25 Stony Brook at Monmouth, 1:00 pm DB Mike Niklos Robert Morris Albany at Sacred Heart, 1:00 pm P Sean Dennis Monmouth Robert Morris at St. Francis (PA), 1:00 pm Wagner at Central Conn. St., 6:00 pm

October 2 2004 NEC Preseason All-Conference Team Monmouth at Iona, 1:00 pm Albany at Lehigh, 1:00 pm La Salle at St. Francis (PA), 1:00 pm Offense Defense Wagner at Sacred Heart, 1:00 pm Robert Morris at Stony Brook, 2:00 pm Pos Name School Pos Name School Marist at Central Conn. St., 6:00 pm QB T.J. Moriarty # Stony Brook DL Ed Ratyniak Monmouth RB Cory Harge Central Conn. St. DL Bryan Karp Stony Brook October 9 RB Clinton Graham # Stony Brook DL Jason Forrest ^ Robert Morris Monmouth at Wagner, 1:00 pm St. Francis (PA) at Albany, 1:00 pm WR Miles Austin Monmouth DL David Bamiro # Stony Brook Central Conn. St. at Robert Morris, 1:30 pm WR Tyjuan Massey Robert Morris LB James Noel #! Robert Morris Hofstra at Stony Brook, 6:00 pm TE Kevin McCray St. Francis (PA) LB Dan Blazosky Monmouth OL Geir Gudmundsen #$* Albany LB Eddie Cobbinah ^ Stony Brook October 16 OL Dan Emanuele Wagner DB Chris Blackshear # Cent. Conn. St. Iona at Wagner, 1:00 pm Stony Brook at St. Francis (PA), 1:00 pm OL Dan Iskra Monmouth DB Donnie Rose # Cent. Conn. St. Monmouth at Albany, 1:00 pm OL Brandon Shaw ^ Albany DB Ryan Chrobak Albany Dayton at Robert Morris, 1:30 pm OL David Charles #! Stony Brook DB Mike Niklos Robert Morris Sacred Heart at Marist, 7:00 pm

# 2003 First Team All-NEC Selection Special Teams October 23 St. Peter’s at Sacred Heart, 1:00 pm ^ 2003 Second Team All-NEC Selection St. Francis (PA) at Central Conn. St., 1:00 pm $ 2002 First Team All-NEC Selection Pos Name School Robert Morris at Wagner, 1:00 pm ! 2002 Second Team All-NEC Selection K Steve Andriola ^ Monmouth Georgetown at Monmouth, 1:00 pm * 2001 Second Team All-NEC Selection P Sean Dennis # Monmouth Albany at Stony Brook, 6:00 pm RS Donnie Rose Cent. Conn. St. October 30 Wagner at Albany, 1:00 pm Morehead State at St. Francis (PA), 1:00 pm NEC Football Central Conn. St. at Monmouth, 1:00 pm 2003 Final Standings St. Peter’s at Robert Morris, 1:30 pm Sacred Heart at Stony Brook, 6:00 pm School NEC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Home Away November 6 Wagner at St. Francis (PA), 1:00 pm 1. Monmouth 6-1 .857 10-2 .833 L1 5-0 5-2 Stony Brook at Central Conn. St., 1:00 pm Albany 6-1 .857 7-4 .636 L1 4-1 3-3 Sacred Heart at Monmouth, 1:00 pm 3. Robert Morris 4-3 .571 6-4 .600 L2 3-1 3-3 Albany at Robert Morris, 1:30 pm Stony Brook 4-3 .571 6-4 .600 W3 4-1 2-3 November 13 5. Sacred Heart 3-4 .429 6-5 .545 L4 2-2 4-3 Wagner at San Diego, 1:00 pm Central Conn. St. at Albany, 1:00 pm Wagner 3-4 .429 6-5 .545 W2 4-2 2-3 St. Francis (PA) at Monmouth, 1:00 pm 7. Central Connecticut State 2-5 .286 3-8 .273 L2 1-3 2-5 Robert Morris at Sacred Heart, 1:00 pm Iona at Stony Brook, 4:00 pm 8. St. Francis (PA) 0-7 .000 1-9 .100 L5 0-4 1-5 receiver in NEC history to reach it twice. NEC Football NCAA Statistics (www.ncaa.org) St. Francis (PA): Now That’s A Road Trip St. Francis (PA) freshman offensive lineman Derek Uperesa is NEC In NCAA Statistics a native of Pago Pago, American Samoa. A group of islands in (as of Sept. 18 - top 10) not including Sacred Heart vs. Iona game on Saturday the South Pacific Ocean about halfway between the Hawaiian Islands and New Zealand. American Samoa is a a United States Ind. Category Rank Player School Statistics territory. The distance between Pago Pago and Loretto, PA is Interceptions 6 Chad King Stony Brook 1.00 Int/g Kickoff Return 2 James Wright Sacred Heart 44.30 avg. 6,960 miles. Uperesa will also need to adjust to the higher Passing Efficiency 2 Brian Boland Monmouth 184.15 rating altitude of Western Pennsylvania. Pago Pago sits at elevation of 5 Drew Geyer Robert Morris 178.48 rating eight feet. Loretto’s elevation is 1,944 feet. In addition to Uperesa, Punt Return 4 Dante Settles Robert Morris 24.00 avg. two other natives of the South Pacific joined the Red Flash 5 Jonathan Corto Sacred Heart 23.50 avg. Receiving Yds. Per Game 9 Miles Austin Monmouth 129.0 ypg program in 2004. Hawaiians Daniel Otineru and Fehi Sevelo Rushing 4 Ed Pricolo Sacred Heart 152.5 ypg became the first natives of the Aloha State to play for the Red 10 Warren Barnett Wagner 121.0 ypg Flash. Scoring 8 Miles Austin Monmouth 12.0 ppg Total Offense 7 T.J. Moriarty Stony Brook 278.0 ypg

NEC’s Hank Fraley Anchors NFC East Champion Eagles Team Category Rank School Statistics Robert Morris’ Hank Fraley (1996-99), a three-time Passing Offense 8 Robert Morris 277.33 passing ypg first team all-NEC offensive tackle, has been the start- Passing Efficiency 2 Monmouth 188.13 rating 9 Robert Morris 169.17 rating ing center for the the last three Punt Returns 4 Sacred Heart 23.5 avg. seasons and has quickly become one of the most reli- Rushing Defense 3 Robert Morris 53.33 allowed per game able anchors in the . In 55 Turnover Margin 6 Wagner +8 margin games played as an Eagle, Fraley has started all but one, includ- 8 Robert Morris +6 margin ing seven starts in the postseason. He did not start the 2001 regular season finale, a meaningless game in terms of playoff standings. For his efforts, the 6-2, 300-pounder earned a lucra- tive five-year contract extension in 2002 for more than $3 mil- lion, not including a seven-figure signing bonus.

The Eagle was part of an offensive line in 2003 that protected quarterback Donovan McNabb on the way to his fourth-straight Pro Bowl appearance, and paved the way for the “Three Headed Monster” running back attack (Brian Westbrook, Duce Staley and Correll Buckhalter) that posted a combined 1,618 rushing yards and 2,465 total yards from scrimmage.

Fraley also sponsors the Hank Fraley Award which is presented annually to a high school football player in the Philadelphia area who gets the most from his abilities. The 2004 recipient was Nick Colleluori, 5-9, 170-pound, defensive lineman from Ridley (PA) High School.

NEC To Televise Two Football Games On Metro-TV After successfully broadcasting the first two games in league history last season, the Northeast Conference will televise two more football contests in 2004. On September 4, Sacred Heart visited Central Connecticut State in a battle of Nutmeg State foes. On October 9, defending NEC Cham- pion Monmouth travels to Staten Island, NY to take on longtime rival Wagner. Both games will be broadcast live on Metro-TV, which is currently available in 4.3 million homes in the New York Metropolitan area.

Paul Dottino, a highly visable member of the league’s NEC basketball broadcasts and reporter on ESPN Radio in New York City, will again handle play-by-play duties. Joining Dottino in the booth for his first tour of duty with the NEC will be former New York Giants quarterback and regional color analyst Scott Brunner. NEC Football Robert Morris Versus Buffalo State Coaching Connection For the third-straight year, the Colonials made history against Buffalo State when they faces the Bengals in week one. Drew Geyer’s school-record six touchdown Bob Ford passes on Saturday followed in the foot steps of former Colonials Sam Dorsett and (Albany) Corey Oaks. Dorsett broke the RMU all-time rushing mark against Buffalo State in 2003 with 179 yards rushing in a 33-23 win, while former defensive back Oaks • UA Head Coach ‘70-pres. • NEC coach since ‘99 returned two interceptions back for touchdowns in a 41-12 victory over the Bengals •Former assistants Hameline in 2002, which tied the I-AA record. (‘76-’77) and Callahan (‘77-’80)

Hameline Of Fire After 23-plus seasons at the helm of Wagner , Walt Hameline has built an impressive record. He is the winningest football coach in New York Metro- Walt Hameline Kevin Callahan politan history and ranks sixth winningest among active coaches at the I-AA level (Wagner) (Monmouth) with a career win total of 166 and ranks 10th in winning percentage (.684). •WC Head Coach ‘81-pres. •MU Head Coach ‘92-pres. Hameline also captured Wagner’s only national championship in any sport with a •NEC coach since ‘96 •NEC coach since ‘96 title at the Division III level in 1987 when the Seahawks finished with a 13-1 record. •Assistant coach under Ford at •Assistant coach under Ford at UA (‘76-’77) UA (‘77-’80) •Coached beside Callahan as •Coached beside Hameline as Robert Morris Names New Football Stadium After Head Coach assistant at UA (‘77) assistant at UA (‘77) •Had Callahan as assistant coach •Assistant coach under After ten seasons as a football program, Robert Morris football will (‘81-’83) Hameline at WC (‘81-83) play its first game on campus in 2005 at “Joe Walton Stadium”, named •Coached at Brown (‘77) after the school’s first and only head football coach. The stadium will •Master’s Degree from UA (‘77) feature an artificial turf surface and initial seating for 7,000, with a potential expansion to 10,000. During his tenure, Walton has won five NEC championships and boasts a 69-32-1 record with the Colonials. Tom Masella Paul Gorham Central Conn. St. Sacred Heart NEC Sets Attendance Record The Northeast Conference set all-time records for total and average •First season as CCSU coach •First season as SHU coach •WC graduate (‘81) •Coach at Brown (‘94-’98) attendance in 2003. Nearly 90,000 fans attended NEC football games •Played at WC while Hameline •Assistant coach at UMass beside last season, an average of 2,400 per contest. The statisical data showed that was assistant (‘78-80) Masella (‘02-’03) •Assistant coach under the NEC increased its total attendance by nearly 5,000 fans and by an average of Hameline at WC (‘82-’84) more than 350 per contest. Stony Brook led the NEC with an average game atten- •Coach beside Callahan as dance of 4,613 at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium and hosted a league-best 6,079 fans assistant at WC (‘82-’83) •Assistant coach at UMass beside versus St. Francis (PA) on Oct. 18. Stony Brook hosts its first game this season Gorham (‘02-’03) against Robert Morris on Oct. 2.

NEC Players Make A Mark in the Pros Robert Morris’ Robb Butler and Tim Levcik along with Sacred Heart’s Joe Walton Dave Opfar Deveren Johnson and Monmouth’s Will Holder (pictured) have taken Robert Morris St. Francis (PA) their NEC football backgrounds and turned them into professional aspirations. Butler signed a free-agent contract with the NFL’s San Diego Chargers •RMU Head Coach ‘93-pres. •SFPA Head Coach ‘01-pres. •NEC coach since ‘96 •Played w/ in the off-season as a defensive back and has hopes make the squad in the pre- •Coached against Opfar and while Walton coached NY Jets season. Levcik and Johnson, who both tried their hands in the NFL, are playing Pittsburgh Steelers for NY Jets (‘86). Steelers beat Jets that (‘86). Steelers beat Jets that season, 45-24 arena football - Levcik is a quarterback with the Philadelphia Soul of the AFL, while season, 45-24 Johnson is a wideout with the Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings of AFL2. Holder is •Assistant coach for Pittsburgh one of the top scorers in the AFL with the New York Dragons. Steelers (‘90-’91)

Stingy Hawks The Monmouth Hawks and head coach Kevin Callahan have made name for them- Sam Kornhauser selves on defense over the last few seasons. The Hawks have the NCAA Division I-AA Stony Brook top scoring defense in the 21st century. The Blue and White have allowed just 652 •SBU Head Coach ‘84-pres. points in 46 games since 2000. The average of just 14.20 points per game is ahead NEC coach since ‘99 of the 14.50 points per game allowed by Dayton and 14.55 allowed by Western Kentucky. By an average of less than 1/2 yard per game, Monmouth ranks second in NCAA Division I-AA for total defense since 2000. From 2000 and 2004, MU has allowed just 262.40 yards per game, ranking second behind St. Peter’s 258.95 yards allowed. Central Connect. The Dots to the all-conference second team a year ago, Jepson ranked second in the league Central Connecticut State’s 27-6 win versus Sacred Heart on Sept. 4 gave the Blue with 24.5 yards per kickoff return. He brought back a kick 87 yards for a touch- Devils their first-ever conference win to open the season and first season-opening down against Robert Morris last October 25. win since 2000 (Frostburg St.). The 27 points is the most for CCSU in a season opener since 1997 (33-26 win versus Albany) and six points is the fewest al- Preseason Quick Hits lowed at home since 1998 (12-0 win vs. St. Francis). It is also the first win for • Albany has posted a 28-8 record (.778) since joining the league in CCSU over intra-state river Sacred Heart since 1999 and first win for head coach 1999, the best winning percentage in league history. Robert Morris is Tom Masella at New Britain. Central’s 487 total yards is the most in a game since a close second at 38-11 (.776). October 9, 1999 (497) in a 35-13 win at St. Francis. • The NEC captured three-straight I-AA Mid Major titles from 1999-01. In 1999 and 2000, Robert Morris finished the season ranked first in the nation in the NEC Lands Nine Players On Preseason All-America Team Football Gazette poll. Sacred Heart topped the Sports Network poll, which origi- Nine Northeast Conference football players were among the 26 named to the nated in 2001. 2004 Sports Network Preseason I-AA Mid-Major All-America football team this • Monmouth had the nation’s stingiest defense in 2003, allowing a I-AA best afternoon. The team includes competitors from the 22 mid-major programs of 244.3 yards and 8.3 points per game. The Hawks gave up just 12 touchdowns, the NEC, MAAC and Pioneer Leagues which play at a non-scholarship or limited including one rushing. scholarship level. Two thousand and three NEC co-champions Albany and • Central Connecticut State running back and 2003 NEC Offensive Rookie of the Monmouth, along with Stony Brook, each had two players named to the squad, Year Cory Harge rushed for a league-record 242 yards against Stony Brook on while Central Connecticut State, Robert Morris and Wagner earned single spots November 8, two weeks after Albany’s Gary Jones set the record against the same on the team. Seawolves. • St. Francis (PA) planted two receivers last season on the NEC’s single-game pass Albany was represented by a pair of senior offensive lineman in Geir receptions list. Maurice Sales holds the No. 2 spot with 14 against Monmouth on Gudmundsen and Brandon Shaw. The duo helped propel the Great Danes to November 15, while Michael Caputo is tied at No. 3 with 13 against Albany on 3,215 rushing yards and 292.3 yards per game on the ground in 2003, both NEC October 11. Fittingly, former Red Flash standout Jeremy Nunamaker still holds the records. Gudmundsen is a three-time first team all-NEC offensive tackle and was top spot with 18 grabs versus Sacred Heart on October 2, 1999. selected as a Mid-Major All-American last season. Shaw, a center, has been tabbed to the all-NEC second team two years running.

Monmouth will handle kicking duties on the All-America team with senior Steve Andriola (pictured) serving as placekicker and sophomore Sean Den- nis tending to punting. Andriola walked away with second team all-NEC honors in 2003 after converting a league-high 13 field goals, the second best single- season figure in league annals. His 49-yard field goal against CCSU last November 1 was the second longest in NEC history. Dennis was the lone freshman to earn all-NEC and Mid-Major All-America recognition in 2003. He led the conference by a wide margin with 41.6 yards per kick, placed 14 inside the 20 yard line and uncorked a league-record 84-yard punt versus CCSU.

Stony Brook senior running back Clinton Graham and senior defensive end David Bamiro collect All-America accolades for the Seawolves. Graham fin- ished third in the NEC in yards per carry (6.3) and fourth in rushing yards (1,055) after missing the entire 2002 season with a ruptured Achilles’ tendon. The first team all-league pick became the first Stony Brook running back to reach the 1,000-yard mark since 1993 and tallied a school record 15 touch- downs, good for second in the conference. Bamiro was also chosen as a first team all-star after tying for the top spot on the circuit with 9.0 sacks. He added 15.0 tackles for loss, the fourth best mark in the league.

Central Connecticut State is represented by senior cornerback Chris Blackshear, who holds the NEC career record with 16 interceptions. A two-time first team all- conference award winner, Blackshear tallied 49 tackles, broke up nine passes and had five pickoffs, one off the league-high, in 2003.

Robert Morris senior James Noel earns a spot on the All-America team at linebacker. Noel, a former NEC Defensive Rookie of the Year, is a two-time all- conference performer. He earned first team all-NEC plaudits in 2003 after finish- ing the season as the league’s second-leading tackler with 107 stops. He also registered 9.0 tackles for negative yardage and had 3.5 sacks.

Wagner junior return specialist Mark Jepson is the final NEC honoree. Named 2004 Northeast Conference Team Statistics Through games of Sep 20, 2004

SCORING OFFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg RUSHING OFFENSE G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G ------Robert Morris...... 3 14 12 0 0 4 0 108 36.0 Central Connecticut. 3 134 584 4.4 3 194.7 Monmouth...... 3 14 11 0 0 4 0 107 35.7 Sacred Heart...... 3 99 499 5.0 5 166.3 Wagner...... 3 12 12 0 0 0 0 84 28.0 St. Francis (PA).... 3 115 484 4.2 3 161.3 Sacred Heart...... 3 12 10 0 0 0 0 82 27.3 Monmouth...... 3 111 437 3.9 4 145.7 Central Connecticut. 3 8 7 0 0 3 0 64 21.3 Albany...... 3 125 360 2.9 1 120.0 St. Francis (PA).... 3 7 6 1 0 3 0 59 19.7 Wagner...... 3 104 354 3.4 6 118.0 Stony Brook...... 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 15 7.5 Robert Morris...... 3 121 342 2.8 2 114.0 Albany...... 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 2.3 Stony Brook...... 2 63 124 2.0 2 62.0

SCORING DEFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg RUSHING DEFENSE G Rushes Yards Avg. TD Yds/G ------Monmouth...... 3 6 4 1 0 1 0 45 15.0 Robert Morris...... 3 85 160 1.9 1 53.3 Robert Morris...... 3 7 5 0 0 2 0 53 17.7 Monmouth...... 3 100 276 2.8 1 92.0 Wagner...... 3 8 4 0 0 0 1 54 18.0 Stony Brook...... 2 71 226 3.2 2 113.0 Central Connecticut. 3 9 4 0 0 0 1 60 20.0 Albany...... 3 129 385 3.0 6 128.3 Sacred Heart...... 3 8 7 1 0 4 0 69 23.0 St. Francis (PA).... 3 101 487 4.8 3 162.3 Stony Brook...... 2 6 5 0 0 1 1 46 23.0 Wagner...... 3 115 504 4.4 7 168.0 St. Francis (PA).... 3 9 8 0 0 5 0 77 25.7 Sacred Heart...... 3 133 517 3.9 6 172.3 Albany...... 3 13 13 0 0 1 0 94 31.3 Central Connecticut. 3 126 600 4.8 7 200.0

PASS OFFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Yds/G ------Robert Morris...... 3 99 60 1 60.6 832 8.4 12 277.3 Monmouth...... 3 437 751 183 1188 6.5 12 396.0 Stony Brook...... 2 95 56 7 58.9 535 5.6 0 267.5 Robert Morris...... 3 342 832 220 1174 5.3 14 391.3 Monmouth...... 3 72 50 2 69.4 751 10.4 8 250.3 St. Francis (PA).... 3 484 638 217 1122 5.2 7 374.0 St. Francis (PA).... 3 102 53 2 52.0 638 6.3 4 212.7 Central Connecticut. 3 584 478 207 1062 5.1 8 354.0 Wagner...... 3 87 50 1 57.5 556 6.4 5 185.3 Sacred Heart...... 3 499 503 191 1002 5.2 8 334.0 Sacred Heart...... 3 92 35 3 38.0 503 5.5 3 167.7 Stony Brook...... 2 124 535 158 659 4.2 2 329.5 Central Connecticut. 3 73 41 1 56.2 478 6.5 5 159.3 Wagner...... 3 354 556 191 910 4.8 11 303.3 Albany...... 3 79 35 1 44.3 232 2.9 0 77.3 Albany...... 3 360 232 204 592 2.9 1 197.3

PASS DEFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G TOTAL DEFENSE G Rush Pass Plys Yards Avg TD Yds/G ------Central Connecticut. 3 80 38 0 47.5 366 4.6 2 122.0 Stony Brook...... 2 226 271 126 497 3.9 4 248.5 Stony Brook...... 2 55 22 3 40.0 271 4.9 2 135.5 Robert Morris...... 3 160 621 176 781 4.4 6 260.3 Sacred Heart...... 3 86 41 4 47.7 533 6.2 2 177.7 Monmouth...... 3 276 688 207 964 4.7 6 321.3 St. Francis (PA).... 3 91 39 3 42.9 559 6.1 3 186.3 Central Connecticut. 3 600 366 206 966 4.7 9 322.0 Robert Morris...... 3 91 45 4 49.5 621 6.8 5 207.0 St. Francis (PA).... 3 487 559 192 1046 5.4 6 348.7 Monmouth...... 3 107 58 3 54.2 688 6.4 5 229.3 Sacred Heart...... 3 517 533 219 1050 4.8 8 350.0 Albany...... 3 78 46 1 59.0 713 9.1 7 237.7 Albany...... 3 385 713 207 1098 5.3 13 366.0 Wagner...... 3 102 56 6 54.9 726 7.1 1 242.0 Wagner...... 3 504 726 217 1230 5.7 8 410.0

KICKOFF RETURNS G Ret Yds TD Avg PUNT RETURNS G Ret Yds TD Avg ------Sacred Heart...... 3 13 300 0 23.1 Robert Morris...... 3 11 168 0 15.3 Albany...... 3 12 253 0 21.1 Wagner...... 3 6 89 0 14.8 St. Francis (PA).... 3 14 274 0 19.6 Sacred Heart...... 3 7 98 0 14.0 Wagner...... 3 8 156 0 19.5 Central Connecticut. 3 11 134 0 12.2 Monmouth...... 3 8 150 0 18.8 Albany...... 3 6 47 0 7.8 Central Connecticut. 3 11 205 0 18.6 Monmouth...... 3 6 43 1 7.2 Stony Brook...... 2 6 103 0 17.2 Stony Brook...... 2 7 32 0 4.6 Robert Morris...... 3 7 111 0 15.9 St. Francis (PA).... 3 3 12 0 4.0

PUNTING G No. Yards Avg Ret Yds Avg Net/P PASS EFFICIENCY G Att Cmp Pct Int Yds TD Effic ------Wagner...... 3 20 743 37.2 10 52 2.6 34.5 Monmouth...... 3 72 50 .694 2 751 8 188.2 Monmouth...... 3 10 341 34.1 2 23 2.3 31.8 Robert Morris...... 3 99 60 .606 1 832 12 169.2 Robert Morris...... 3 18 595 33.1 4 26 1.4 31.6 Central Connecticut. 3 73 41 .562 1 478 5 131.0 Central Connecticut. 3 14 488 34.9 2 48 3.4 31.4 Wagner...... 3 87 50 .575 1 556 5 127.8 Sacred Heart...... 3 15 514 34.3 4 45 3.0 31.3 St. Francis (PA).... 3 102 53 .520 2 638 4 113.5 Albany...... 3 27 902 33.4 17 121 4.5 28.9 Stony Brook...... 2 95 56 .589 7 535 0 91.5 St. Francis (PA).... 3 18 585 32.5 10 172 9.6 22.9 Sacred Heart...... 3 92 35 .380 3 503 3 88.2 Stony Brook...... 2 11 327 29.7 5 81 7.4 22.4 Albany...... 3 79 35 .443 1 232 0 66.4

|--Gained--||---Lost---| PASS DEF EFFICIENCY G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Effic TURNOVER MARGIN G Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Mar Per/G ------Stony Brook...... 2 55 22 3 40.0 271 2 82.5 Wagner...... 3 5 6 11 2 1 3 +8 2.67 Central Connecticut. 3 80 38 0 47.5 366 2 94.2 Robert Morris...... 3 4 4 8 1 1 2 +6 2.00 Sacred Heart...... 3 86 41 4 47.7 533 2 98.1 Sacred Heart...... 3 4 4 8 2 3 5 +3 1.00 St. Francis (PA).... 3 91 39 3 42.9 559 3 98.7 St. Francis (PA).... 3 3 3 6 2 2 4 +2 0.67 Wagner...... 3 102 56 6 54.9 726 1 106.2 Monmouth...... 3 2 3 5 1 2 3 +2 0.67 Robert Morris...... 3 91 45 4 49.5 621 5 116.1 Albany...... 3 4 1 5 5 1 6 -1 -0.33 Monmouth...... 3 107 58 3 54.2 688 5 118.0 Central Connecticut. 3 3 0 3 4 1 5 -2 -0.67 Albany...... 3 78 46 1 59.0 713 7 162.8 Stony Brook...... 2 1 3 4 1 7 8 -4 -2.00 2004 Northeast Conference Team Statistics Through games of Sep 20, 2004

FIRST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total 3RD-DN CONVERSIONS G Conv Att Pct ------Robert Morris...... 3 19 41 1 61 Monmouth...... 3 15 33 45.5 St. Francis (PA).... 3 22 32 4 58 Wagner...... 3 16 40 40.0 Monmouth...... 3 22 31 3 56 Robert Morris...... 3 20 50 40.0 Central Connecticut. 3 27 22 5 54 Central Connecticut. 3 16 46 34.8 Wagner...... 3 22 27 3 52 St. Francis (PA).... 3 15 45 33.3 Sacred Heart...... 3 26 17 6 49 Stony Brook...... 2 10 32 31.2 Stony Brook...... 2 13 25 5 43 Albany...... 3 11 49 22.4 Albany...... 3 21 13 4 38 Sacred Heart...... 3 7 37 18.9

OPPONENT 1ST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT G Conv Att Pct ------Stony Brook...... 2 13 14 4 31 Robert Morris...... 3 10 38 26.3 Robert Morris...... 3 9 25 6 40 Central Connecticut. 3 12 43 27.9 Albany...... 3 19 27 5 51 Stony Brook...... 2 7 25 28.0 Central Connecticut. 3 39 12 1 52 Sacred Heart...... 3 16 48 33.3 Sacred Heart...... 3 22 26 4 52 St. Francis (PA).... 3 14 40 35.0 Monmouth...... 3 19 33 1 53 Wagner...... 3 16 41 39.0 St. Francis (PA).... 3 25 24 5 54 Monmouth...... 3 21 48 43.8 Wagner...... 3 26 31 3 60 Albany...... 3 21 46 45.7

SACKS BY G Sacks Yards SACKS AGAINST G Sacks Yards ------Monmouth...... 3 13 75 Sacred Heart...... 3 4 41 Wagner...... 3 8 46 Monmouth...... 3 5 15 Sacred Heart...... 3 8 57 Central Connecticut. 3 6 38 Stony Brook...... 2 8 55 Wagner...... 3 6 33 Albany...... 3 7 43 St. Francis (PA).... 3 6 49 Central Connecticut. 3 7 49 Albany...... 3 9 56 Robert Morris...... 3 7 49 Stony Brook...... 2 9 44 St. Francis (PA).... 3 2 12 Robert Morris...... 3 16 93

PENALTIES G No Yds Avg/G FIELD GOALS G Made Att Pct ------Albany...... 3 17 116 38.7 Robert Morris...... 3 4 5 .800 Central Connecticut. 3 18 130 43.3 St. Francis (PA).... 3 3 4 .750 St. Francis (PA).... 3 23 166 55.3 Monmouth...... 3 4 6 .667 Monmouth...... 3 23 176 58.7 Central Connecticut. 3 3 6 .500 Sacred Heart...... 3 22 181 60.3 Wagner...... 3 0 1 .000 Robert Morris...... 3 25 224 74.7 Stony Brook...... 2 0 3 .000 Stony Brook...... 2 17 175 87.5 Sacred Heart...... 3 0 3 .000 Wagner...... 3 27 268 89.3 Albany...... 3 0 2 .000

OPPONENT PENALTIES G No Yds Avg/G PAT KICKING G Made Att Pct ------Stony Brook...... 2 22 215 107.5 Wagner...... 3 12 12 1.000 Wagner...... 3 22 195 65.0 Central Connecticut. 3 7 7 1.000 Sacred Heart...... 3 23 182 60.7 St. Francis (PA).... 3 6 6 1.000 Robert Morris...... 3 21 180 60.0 Albany...... 3 1 1 1.000 St. Francis (PA).... 3 22 164 54.7 Stony Brook...... 2 1 1 1.000 Monmouth...... 3 18 137 45.7 Robert Morris...... 3 12 13 .923 Central Connecticut. 3 15 121 40.3 Monmouth...... 3 11 13 .846 Albany...... 3 11 111 37.0 Sacred Heart...... 3 10 12 .833

4TH-DN CONVERSIONS G Conv Att Pct TIME OF POSSESSION G Total Time Avg/G ------Monmouth...... 3 1 1 100.0 Robert Morris...... 3 102:20 34:06 Robert Morris...... 3 5 6 83.3 Stony Brook...... 2 66:58 33:29 Wagner...... 3 2 3 66.7 St. Francis (PA).... 3 96:55 32:18 Central Connecticut. 3 3 7 42.9 Central Connecticut. 3 96:45 32:15 St. Francis (PA).... 3 3 7 42.9 Monmouth...... 3 96:17 32:05 Sacred Heart...... 3 3 10 30.0 Sacred Heart...... 3 94:06 31:22 Albany...... 3 0 8 0.0 Wagner...... 3 90:57 30:19 Stony Brook...... 2 0 5 0.0 Albany...... 3 90:19 30:06

OPP 4TH-DN CONVERT G Conv Att Pct KICKOFF COVERAGE G No. Yards TD Avg ------St. Francis (PA).... 3 1 5 20.0 Monmouth...... 3 13 167 0 12.8 Sacred Heart...... 3 1 4 25.0 Robert Morris...... 3 19 314 0 16.5 Central Connecticut. 3 3 9 33.3 Albany...... 3 4 70 0 17.5 Monmouth...... 3 3 9 33.3 Sacred Heart...... 3 12 218 0 18.2 Albany...... 3 1 3 33.3 Central Connecticut. 3 13 239 0 18.4 Robert Morris...... 3 1 3 33.3 Wagner...... 3 14 278 0 19.9 Wagner...... 3 2 5 40.0 St. Francis (PA).... 3 13 307 0 23.6 Stony Brook...... 2 1 1 100.0 Stony Brook...... 2 3 95 0 31.7 2004 Northeast Conference Team Statistics Through games of Sep 20, 2004

RED ZONE OFFENSE G RedZone Percent TDs R/P FG-AT Fumb/Int/Downs/Other ------Robert Morris...... 3 14-14 100.0 10 2/8 4-4 0/ 0/ 0/ 0 St. Francis (PA).... 3 7-8 87.5 4 3/1 3-4 0/ 0/ 0/ 0 Wagner...... 3 8-10 80.0 8 6/2 0-0 0/ 0/ 2/ 0 Monmouth...... 3 11-14 78.6 7 3/4 4-5 0/ 1/ 1/ 0 Central Connecticut. 3 7-10 70.0 4 1/3 3-4 1/ 0/ 1/ 0 Sacred Heart...... 3 4-12 33.3 4 4/0 0-3 1/ 2/ 2/ 0 Stony Brook...... 2 2-9 22.2 2 2/0 0-3 0/ 2/ 2/ 0 Albany...... 3 1-5 20.0 1 1/0 0-1 0/ 0/ 3/ 0

RED ZONE DEFENSE G RedZone Percent TDs R/P FG-AT Fumb/Int/Downs/Other ------Stony Brook...... 2 4-8 50.0 4 2/2 0-1 0/ 1/ 2/ 0 Central Connecticut. 3 8-13 61.5 8 7/1 0-1 1/ 0/ 3/ 0 Wagner...... 3 8-13 61.5 8 7/1 0-3 0/ 1/ 1/ 0 Monmouth...... 3 7-11 63.6 6 1/5 1-1 1/ 1/ 2/ 0 St. Francis (PA).... 3 9-14 64.3 4 3/1 5-6 1/ 2/ 1/ 0 Robert Morris...... 3 6-8 75.0 4 1/3 2-2 2/ 0/ 0/ 0 Sacred Heart...... 3 9-10 90.0 5 5/0 4-4 1/ 0/ 0/ 0 Albany...... 3 10-11 90.9 9 6/3 1-2 0/ 0/ 0/ 0 2004 Northeast Conference Individual Statistics Through games of Sep 20, 2004

RUSHING Team G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G INTERCEPTIONS Team G Int Yds TD Int/G ------Pricolo, Ed...... SHU 3 67 469 7.0 4 156.3 King, Chad...... SBU 2 2 0 0 1.00 Barnett, Warren..... WC 3 86 363 4.2 5 121.0 Scott, Mike...... SHU 3 2 80 2 0.67 Taylor, Ricky...... SFU 3 39 278 7.1 1 92.7 Henderson, Tere..... WC 3 2 15 0 0.67 Harris, Todd...... SFU 3 65 257 4.0 1 85.7 Smith, Tony...... WC 3 2 3 0 0.67 Morrison, M...... CCSU 3 47 251 5.3 1 83.7 Williams, Ernie..... SBU 2 1 0 0 0.50 Wilson, Devin...... RMU 3 48 202 4.2 1 67.3 Hinton, Keith...... WC 3 1 44 1 0.33 Migliore, Joe...... MU 3 41 165 4.0 0 55.0 Hill, Matt...... MU 3 1 43 1 0.33 Bazan, Nicholas..... UA 3 36 158 4.4 1 52.7 Castellano, N...... MU 3 1 22 0 0.33 Stellato, Chris..... UA 3 1 14 0 0.33 LeDonne, Jon...... RMU 3 1 12 0 0.33

PASSING AVG/GAME Team G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/G PASS EFFICIENCY Team G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Eff. ------Geyer, Drew...... RMU 3 93 59 1 63.4 826 12 275.3 Boland, Brian...... MU 3 62 42 1 67.7 608 7 184.1 Moriarty, T.J...... SBU 2 92 55 6 59.8 525 0 262.5 Geyer, Drew...... RMU 3 93 59 1 63.4 826 12 178.5 Doria, Anthony...... SFU 3 101 53 2 52.5 638 4 212.7 Dolch, Scott...... CCSU 3 65 37 1 56.9 435 4 130.4 Boland, Brian...... MU 3 62 42 1 67.7 608 7 202.7 Sciarra, John...... WC 3 87 50 1 57.5 556 5 127.8 Sciarra, John...... WC 3 87 50 1 57.5 556 5 185.3 Doria, Anthony...... SFU 3 101 53 2 52.5 638 4 114.6 Ammel, Dan...... SHU 3 91 35 3 38.5 503 3 167.7 Moriarty, T.J...... SBU 2 92 55 6 59.8 525 0 94.7 Dolch, Scott...... CCSU 3 65 37 1 56.9 435 4 145.0 Ammel, Dan...... SHU 3 91 35 3 38.5 503 3 89.2 Bazan, Nicholas..... UA 3 40 18 0 45.0 141 0 47.0 Bazan, Nicholas..... UA 3 40 18 0 45.0 141 0 74.6 Garrett, Andrew..... SBU 2 3 1 1 33.3 10 0 5.0 TM...... RMU 3 5 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 TM...... RMU 3 5 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Garrett, Andrew..... SBU 2 3 1 1 33.3 10 0 -5.3

TOTAL OFFENSE Team G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G PUNT RETURN AVG Team G Ret Yds TD Avg ------Moriarty, T.J...... SBU 2 31 525 116 556 278.0 Settles, Dante...... RMU 3 5 120 0 24.0 Geyer, Drew...... RMU 3 -52 826 113 774 258.0 Corto, Jon...... SHU 3 6 99 0 16.5 Boland, Brian...... MU 3 25 608 76 633 211.0 Rose, Donnie...... CCSU 3 9 126 0 14.0 Doria, Anthony...... SFU 3 -49 638 110 589 196.3 Massey, Tyjuan...... RMU 3 4 44 0 11.0 Sciarra, John...... WC 3 -24 556 98 532 177.3 Davey, Topher...... UA 3 6 47 0 7.8 Pricolo, Ed...... SHU 3 469 0 67 469 156.3 King, Chad...... SBU 2 6 33 0 5.5 Ammel, Dan...... SHU 3 -44 503 99 459 153.0 Grover, Shaun...... WC 3 6 32 0 5.3 Dolch, Scott...... CCSU 3 -31 435 81 404 134.7 Worfolk, Billy...... MU 3 4 19 0 4.8 Barnett, Warren..... WC 3 363 0 86 363 121.0 Palko, Luke...... SFU 3 3 12 0 4.0 Bazan, Nicholas..... UA 3 158 141 76 299 99.7

RECEPTIONS/GAME Team G Rec Yds TD Avg/C Rec/G KICK RETURN AVG Team G Ret Yds TD Avg ------Londre, Blocker..... SBU 2 13 146 0 11.2 6.50 Wright, James...... SHU 3 4 157 0 39.2 Austin, Miles...... MU 3 19 387 4 20.4 6.33 Motley, Lou...... SFU 3 8 208 0 26.0 Turner, Chris...... WC 3 17 228 4 13.4 5.67 Davey, Topher...... UA 3 4 93 0 23.2 Caputo, Michael..... SFU 3 16 225 1 14.1 5.33 Blackshear, C...... CCSU 3 5 106 0 21.2 Palko, Luke...... SFU 3 16 100 1 6.2 5.33 Massey, Tyjuan...... RMU 3 3 63 0 21.0 Massey, Tyjuan...... RMU 3 15 217 5 14.5 5.00 Rose, Donnie...... CCSU 3 3 60 0 20.0 Cox, J.J...... SBU 2 10 90 0 9.0 5.00 Jiles, David...... MU 3 3 60 0 20.0 Anderson, Josh...... SBU 2 9 83 0 9.2 4.50 Wilson, Dustin...... UA 3 7 118 0 16.9 Henley, Joey...... SHU 3 13 169 1 13.0 4.33 King, Chad...... SBU 2 5 83 0 16.6 Grover, Shaun...... WC 3 12 111 0 9.2 4.00 Settles, Dante...... RMU 3 3 48 0 16.0

RECEIVE YDS/GAME Team G Rec Yds TD Avg/C Yds/G PUNTING Team G Punts Yds Avg ------Austin, Miles...... MU 3 19 387 4 20.4 129.0 Czech, Piotr...... WC 3 20 743 37.2 Wright, James...... SHU 3 8 231 2 28.9 77.0 Schlaepfer,Mike..... RMU 3 15 550 36.7 Turner, Chris...... WC 3 17 228 4 13.4 76.0 Parrish, Carl...... SFU 3 17 585 34.4 Caputo, Michael..... SFU 3 16 225 1 14.1 75.0 Whalen, David...... SHU 3 15 514 34.3 Londre, Blocker..... SBU 2 13 146 0 11.2 73.0 Dennis, Sean...... MU 3 10 341 34.1 Massey, Tyjuan...... RMU 3 15 217 5 14.5 72.3 Lynch, Chris...... UA 3 27 902 33.4 Hines, Mario...... RMU 3 7 182 2 26.0 60.7 Henley, Joey...... SHU 3 13 169 1 13.0 56.3 Smith, Andre...... CCSU 3 8 144 2 18.0 48.0 Cox, J.J...... SBU 2 10 90 0 9.0 45.0

ALL PURPOSE Team G Rush Rcv PR KR Yds Avg/G SCORING Team G TD XPT FG Pts Pts/G ------Pricolo, Ed...... SHU 3 469 14 0 0 483 161.0 Austin, Miles...... MU 3 6 0 0 36 12.0 Austin, Miles...... MU 3 27 387 20 0 434 144.7 Massey, Tyjuan...... RMU 3 5 0 0 30 10.0 Wright, James...... SHU 3 29 231 0 157 417 139.0 Barnett, Warren..... WC 3 5 0 0 30 10.0 Barnett, Warren..... WC 3 363 3 0 8 374 124.7 Pricolo, Ed...... SHU 3 4 0 0 24 8.0 Settles, Dante...... RMU 3 36 120 120 48 324 108.0 DiLorenzo, Nate..... RMU 3 0 12 4 24 8.0 Massey, Tyjuan...... RMU 3 -3 217 44 63 321 107.0 Turner, Chris...... WC 3 4 0 0 24 8.0 Wilson, Devin...... RMU 3 202 91 0 0 293 97.7 Andriola, Steve..... MU 3 0 11 4 23 7.7 Morrison, M...... CCSU 3 251 33 0 0 284 94.7 Sciulli, Adam...... SFU 3 0 6 3 15 5.0 Taylor, Ricky...... SFU 3 278 0 0 0 278 92.7 Wilson, Devin...... RMU 3 2 0 0 12 4.0 Harris, Todd...... SFU 3 257 5 0 0 262 87.3 Settles, Dante...... RMU 3 2 0 0 12 4.0 2004 Northeast Conference Individual Statistics Through games of Sep 20, 2004

SCORING (TDs) Team G TD Rush Pass Ret PAT Pts Pts/G FIELD GOALS Team G FG FGA Pct. FG/G ------Austin, Miles...... MU 3 6 1 4 1 0 36 12.0 DiLorenzo, Nate..... RMU 3 4 5 80.0 1.33 Massey, Tyjuan...... RMU 3 5 0 5 0 0 30 10.0 Andriola, Steve..... MU 3 4 6 66.7 1.33 Barnett, Warren..... WC 3 5 5 0 0 0 30 10.0 Sciulli, Adam...... SFU 3 3 4 75.0 1.00 Turner, Chris...... WC 3 4 0 4 0 0 24 8.0 Pricolo, Ed...... SHU 3 4 4 0 0 0 24 8.0 Hines, Mario...... RMU 3 2 0 2 0 0 12 4.0 Smith, Andre...... CCSU 3 2 0 2 0 0 12 4.0 Rickards,Rupert..... RMU 3 2 0 2 0 0 12 4.0 Scott, Mike...... SHU 3 2 0 0 2 0 12 4.0 Wright, James...... SHU 3 2 0 2 0 0 12 4.0

SCORING (KICK) Team G PATs FGs Pts Pts/G FLD GOAL PCT Team G FG FGA Long Pct. ------DiLorenzo, Nate..... RMU 3 12-13 4-5 24 8.0 Andriola, Steve..... MU 3 4 6 31 66.7 Andriola, Steve..... MU 3 11-13 4-6 23 7.7 Sciulli, Adam...... SFU 3 6-6 3-4 15 5.0 Czech, Piotr...... WC 3 12-12 0-1 12 4.0 Forman, Sean...... SBU 2 1-1 0-3 1 0.5 Anderson, Lars...... SHU 3 1-2 0-1 1 0.3 Lynch, Chris...... UA 3 1-1 0-2 1 0.3

PAT KICKING PCT Team G Made Att Pct. ------Czech, Piotr...... WC 3 12 12 100.0 Sciulli, Adam...... SFU 3 6 6 100.0 DiLorenzo, Nate..... RMU 3 12 13 92.3 Andriola, Steve..... MU 3 11 13 84.6 2004 Northeast Conference Individual Statistics Through games of Sep 20, 2004

TACKLES (All positions) SACKS Team G Pos Solo Ast Yds Total Avg/G Player Team G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G Sack ------Lee, Jermaine...... UA 3 DL 4 0 20 4.0 1.33 Disch, Colin...... UA 3 LB 16 20 36 12.0 1.5 Hayden, Bill...... SHU 3 3 1 26 3.5 1.17 Castellano, N...... MU 3 17 12 29 9.7 0.5 Bamiro, David...... SBU 2 3 0 22 3.0 1.50 Noel, James...... RMU 3 11 17 28 9.3 0.0 Ratyniak, Ed...... MU 3 3 0 13 3.0 1.00 Hinton, Keith...... WC 3 13 14 27 9.0 0.0 Gensler, Ray...... RMU 3 2 1 20 2.5 0.83 Cobbinah, Eddie..... SBU 2 10 8 18 9.0 0.0 Orbach, Jesse...... MU 3 1 2 18 2.0 0.67 Romano, Craig...... WC 3 15 11 26 8.7 1.0 Horton, Ralph...... SBU 2 2 0 15 2.0 1.00 Haines, Marcus...... SFU 3 DB 9 16 25 8.3 0.0 Odumeru, B...... RMU 3 2 0 14 2.0 0.67 Lee, Jermaine...... UA 3 DL 15 9 24 8.0 4.0 Mahaffey, Joe...... CCSU 3 LB 1 2 10 2.0 0.67 Jon Wilson...... SHU 3 11 13 24 8.0 0.0 Castellano, M...... MU 3 2 0 6 2.0 0.67 Corto, Jon...... SHU 3 6 17 23 7.7 0.0 Rommes, Jeff...... RMU 3 8 14 22 7.3 0.0 TACKLES FOR LOSS Team G Pos Solo Ast Yds Total Avg/G LeDonne, Jon...... RMU 3 10 12 22 7.3 1.0 ------Grant, Andy...... SHU 3 10 12 22 7.3 1.0 Castellano, M...... MU 3 6 0 13 6.0 2.00 Mahaffey, Joe...... CCSU 3 LB 10 12 22 7.3 2.0 Disch, Colin...... UA 3 LB 3 5 22 5.5 1.83 Tucker, Coree...... CCSU 3 LB 14 8 22 7.3 0.5 Lee, Jermaine...... UA 3 DL 4 3 23 5.5 1.83 Scott, Mike...... SHU 3 16 5 21 7.0 0.0 Hayden, Bill...... SHU 3 4 2 33 5.0 1.67 Giroux, Brian...... WC 3 11 10 21 7.0 1.0 LeDonne, Jon...... RMU 3 3 3 17 4.5 1.50 Okobi, Chimezie..... SBU 2 10 4 14 7.0 1.0 Odumeru, B...... RMU 3 4 1 21 4.5 1.50 Becker, Brian...... UA 3 LB 7 13 20 6.7 0.0 Gensler, Ray...... RMU 3 3 2 24 4.0 1.33 Turner, Brandon..... SFU 3 DB 14 5 19 6.3 0.0 Mahaffey, Joe...... CCSU 3 LB 3 2 13 4.0 1.33 Boone, Will...... UA 3 LB 8 11 19 6.3 0.0 Rose, Donnie...... CCSU 3 DB 3 1 6 3.5 1.17 Castellano, M...... MU 3 13 6 19 6.3 2.0 Castellano, N...... MU 3 2 2 7 3.0 1.00 Layton, Ryan...... WC 3 12 7 19 6.3 0.0 Elliott, Kamar...... UA 3 DB 9 9 18 6.0 0.0 FORCED Team G Num Odumeru, B...... RMU 3 9 9 18 6.0 2.0 ------Kaloyanides, David.. SHU 3 7 11 18 6.0 0.0 Elliott, Kamar...... UA 3 2 Riggs, Clint...... SBU 2 6 6 12 6.0 0.0 Blackshear, C...... CCSU 3 1 Craig, Michael...... SFU 3 LB 8 8 16 5.3 0.0 Smiley, Scott...... SHU 3 1 Blackshear, C...... CCSU 3 DB 13 3 16 5.3 0.0 McGuire, Rob...... CCSU 3 1 McGuire, Rob...... CCSU 3 DB 12 4 16 5.3 0.0 Mihalov, Dave...... SHU 3 1 Blazosky, Dan...... MU 3 8 8 16 5.3 0.0 Grant, Andy...... SHU 3 1 Mihalov, Dave...... SHU 3 5 10 15 5.0 0.5 Okobi, Chimezie..... SBU 2 1 Koons, Tom...... SFU 3 LB 8 7 15 5.0 0.0 Keefe, Steve...... SHU 3 1 Rose, Donnie...... CCSU 3 DB 12 3 15 5.0 0.0 Giroux, Brian...... WC 3 1 Perez, Paul...... SBU 2 7 3 10 5.0 0.0 Odumeru, B...... RMU 3 1 Bowman, Michael..... SFU 3 DB 8 6 14 4.7 0.0 Hill, Matt...... MU 3 10 4 14 4.7 0.0 FUMBLES RCVD Team G Num Morsen, Dave...... SHU 3 9 5 14 4.7 1.0 ------Stewart, Hasan...... SBU 2 6 3 9 4.5 0.0 Herring, Aaron...... SFU 3 3 Goodsir, R...... SBU 2 6 3 9 4.5 0.0 Rommes, Jeff...... RMU 3 3 Hayden, Bill...... SHU 3 6 7 13 4.3 3.5 Scaccia, Ashton..... CCSU 3 1 Chrobak, Ryan...... UA 3 DB 8 5 13 4.3 0.0 Castellano, M...... MU 3 1 Bryant, Kent...... SFU 3 DB 10 3 13 4.3 0.0 Chrobak, Ryan...... UA 3 1 Neugebauer, Eri..... UA 3 DB 5 8 13 4.3 0.0 Jepson, Mark...... WC 3 1 Smith, Tony...... WC 3 9 4 13 4.3 0.0 Jon Wilson...... SHU 3 1 Henderson, Tere..... WC 3 9 4 13 4.3 0.0 Pagan, Ryan...... WC 3 1 Campbell, Kurt...... UA 3 DB 7 6 13 4.3 0.0 Kepner, Zach...... SHU 3 1 Keefe, Steve...... SHU 3 9 4 13 4.3 1.0 Smith, Tony...... WC 3 1 Jiles, David...... MU 3 7 5 12 4.0 0.0 Kepner, Zach...... SHU 3 10 2 12 4.0 0.0 PASSES DEFENDED Team G Brup Int Total ------O'Bannon, Josh...... RMU 3 8 1 9 Scott, Mike...... SHU 3 4 2 6 Bowman, Michael..... SFU 3 4 1 5 Jiles, David...... MU 3 4 0 4 Henderson, Tere..... WC 3 2 2 4 Giroux, Brian...... WC 3 3 0 3 Stewart, John...... WC 3 2 1 3 Scaccia, Ashton..... CCSU 3 3 0 3 Turner, Brandon..... SFU 3 3 0 3 Castellano, N...... MU 3 2 1 3